Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-08-17
BADGER NEWS.

VI ACSuSU lISIAkOs
LA CROSSE papers report that the
Mississippi River is only six inches
short OF it's lowest record.
The taxable real estate and person
al property of La Crosse is valued at
$1O,4O5, 1921.
DEPUTY FISH WARDEN MALCHOW, OF
Ashland, has been arrested at the In
stance Of Alexan Cole, who charges
him with assault and battery.
The West Wisconsin conference Of
the Methodist Church will be held at
Mineral Point, commencing Septem-
Der 20. Bishop Fowler will preside.
IT is rer orted at bayfield, that the
main shaft of the Holston iroh option
Is thirty feet in clean shipping ore with
upwards of 1000 tons in the stock
pile.
CLARA CHURCHILL, on trial at NJ adj
son four days on the charge of writing
and distributing obscene literature,
was acquitted. This trial was by
the state. The United States prefers
charges against her also, for using the
mails unlawfully.
The case of w. III. Griffin, charged
at Ashland with causing the death of
his wife by throwing lamp at her,
was dismissed by the court.
Six steam elevators will be placed
on the Central Compay's dock at Ash
land.
The Huxley Locomotive Company
Of Boston is building ten locomotives
for the Chicago, Burlington & North
ern railway after designs of Master
Mechanic Bryan, of La Crosse.
THE new Ashland furnace will be rs
per cent. larger than any charcoal
blast furnace in the country. Eighty
charcoal kilns, each of 5O-cord capac.
ity, will be required to supply the
5000 bushels Of charcoal that the
will cost $500 each. Thus the vast
amount Of money to be expended for
the purchase Of the 1000 cords Of
wood, required for filling these kilns,
and which will be paid out to the far
mers in this section.
E. G. RoDoLF, formerly of La
Crosse, has leased the Grand Opera
House, Milwaukee, for the coming
year.
JOHN SHERIDAN, aged 55, fell from a
wagon at La Crosse and broke his
neck. Helived about twenty minutes
after and talked, being fully conscious
that his neck was broken.
Two women OF the town were riding
in q carriage at La Crosse, when the
horse began to run. One known as
Claude Livingstone Jumped and fell on
her head, producing internal hem.
orrhage, and died in short time.
REPORTS received by the State
Board Of Charities and Reform for the
month ending July 81, shows that the
whole number of insane in the state
hospitals and county asylums during
the month was 2,6S6-a net increase
over the previous month of So and
an increase of 1S9 sine January L.
A CORONER's Jury found that julius
Kirch, shot and killed by Frank RE.
del, near La Crosse, came to his death
by careless accident"
A PRAIRIE DU CHEN man has g.
double hens egg-two eggs joined by g.
hollow tube an inch and a half long.
WILLIAM GAILY, living near Eau
Claire, has grown watermelon weigh
ing 65 pounds.
THE Wisconsin Grand Lodge of Good
Templars will meet at Madison on
September 6.
The La Crosse burglars have moved
to Winona.
The builders of the Racine water
works are ready for a. final test Of the
| work.
PETER YOKUM, q boarding
keeper in Racine, has been arrested
on q charge of selling liquor without q
United States license. Yokum gave
bonds, and will stand trial.
The sheriff of Rock County sent
three prisoners in the jail at James.
vile, into the yard to water the grass,
telling them to return at o'clock to
be locked up for the night. The pris-
oners have not returned.
Posi- OFFICES established and post
masters appointed in Wisconsin. r.
Bensit, Bensitville, Bayfield, County;
Nellie E. Marshall, Owen, Marinette
County; Frank r. Wengard, Wiert's
Bay, Marathon County.
THE governor has appointed Miss
Ella A. Giles. of Madison, and the Rev.
l. II. hC OIL e1CAlS, VI Ll1Oy, dOOIOlOuhI
delegates to the National Conference
of Charities and Corrections which
convenes in Omaha, July 25.
THIRTY tons of hay burned on the
arm Of James S. Bouton at Western
Union Junction, having caught from
the sparks Of q passing locomotive.
Ine nouse and barns were saved by
blowing up the earth around them.
THE barn of A. Custard, four miles
south OF Waupaca, was struck by
lightning, and, with it's contents
OF 600 bushels of wheat, several
tons OF hay, and machinery, was burn
ed. Loss. ST.. 500; insured in home
company for $4,000.
FOREST and marsh fires are report
cd to be doing much damage in differ
ent parts of the state.
The annual "retreat" of the Cath
ollc clergymen Of the diocese of La
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